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Help! Our house stinks!
Hello, I need some advice - our bathroom stinks (and it's no laughing matter). Our landlords really couldn't care less so please tell me I can fix this myself (I'm a girl, so basic explanations required :rolleyes: ). I was woken up this morning by a really strong nauseating smell of rotten eggs coming from the bathroom -…
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Glow Worm Central heating - F2 error
I've Glow worm 24Ci GCH system. until yesterday night all worked fine, but this morning the display shows red led light & status message F2. any help much appreciated many thanks sunil
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Palladium B&Q conservatories
Hello Has anyone ever bought a Palladium conservatory (also BVC Ltd)? As they are very cheap and currently have 15% off until today. Is £2400 including a base too cheap for a quality full length one? roughly 3x3m. Been trying to decide for a month whether to risk buying as want a conservsatory and not much money to spend…
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Roof Aerial Advice Please
We have a fairly large aerial on our roof and, for the past couple of weeks, the oblong plate has become loose and rattles against the metal of the aerial, so much so that we have had to sleep in the spare room cos can't sleep because of it. We have Sky and don't use the aerial but I don't really want it removed because if…
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I Need Three Electric Sockets
I need two electric sockets in my kitchen because I am going to move my fridge freezer and do not know if you can use an extension cable for this, so I was thinking of getting a double socket for where I want to put it. Similarly my tumble drier is in a cupboard and I would like a single socket put in there. There are…
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Velux Window - Flat roof system Ref PO4
Velux Window - Flat roof system Ref PO4 Can the framed glass unit be fitted into the fixed wooden frame from the outside, as the instructions show installation of a loft velux (from the inside) and not a flat roof type which is normally at least 2.4m above the floor? It's easier to get it onto the flat roof rather than 2…
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Camcorder repairs without the wallet whacking!!
Hi - i've got a sony handycam camcorder that's a few years old. until recently it worked perfectly fine but now there's some problem with the tape drive. i'm no expert, but i'm sure it's something simple, the mechanism works perfectly well without a tape, but has a problem once you insert a tape. anyway, i went to a few…
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Dulux Decorator Centres 20%off everything 1 day only
Thought I'd post this here incase its helpful to someone. Never been in this thread before, abit shabby could do with a makeover:p Had an email telling me that on Saturday 31st March there will be 20% off everything at the Dulux decorating centres. This email was from nectar, and also included a printable 1000points…
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ARRRGGHHH!! Smoke dectector won't stop beeping!
I think it's telling me that the batterie is running out but I can't open the stupid thing to change it. :mad: It's driving me nuts and more importantly keeping the baby awake. Can anyone help PLEASE!!!!!!!!!! I'm reliving that episode in Friends where Phoebe's smoke dectector keeps beeping all night long!!!
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Energy saving spot lamps.
I would like to replace my R80 spot lamps with energy saving ones (11, 13 or 15W). Must be same size as standard spots, 115mm x 80. Can anyone suggest a source at a competitive price? Best I can find is about £10 per lamp which seems a bit steep to me - it would take years to pay back capital outlay.
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staining decking
Hello all, A couple of years ago i stained my decking with the ronseal decking stain which cost me £100 (£25 per tin!) It has proved useless and now i have patches missing and very shabby looking decking. Does anyone have any alternatives they have used which will also cover the mess created by this? thanks
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cheapest Reef Thermostatic Bath Shower Mixer wanted
Hi folks, I'm looking for something like this: http://www.tradeplumbing.co.uk/Reef-Thermostatic-Bath-Shower-Mixer_p_0-961.html Just refurbing newly bought flat - I found one on ebay but the two pics look slightly different so I'm being cautious !! (although the seller does have a 7 day return but it's extra hassle if I did…
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saving electricity
I know this may sound a silly question but please bear with me. If I switch my TV/cooker/video recorder off but leave them plugged in and the switch at the wall on, are they using electricity?
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can someone give me rough/average costs for these property renovations
Hi I am thinking of buying a new house in yorkshire and need to calculate the costs for several improvements, can someone please give me a rought idea for these improvement for a standardish 3 bed semi. total house re wire 7 fairly standard windows in upvc. New central heating system (although it has a new bolier so just…
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Intruder alarm service contracts
... do you have one? and how much do you pay for this? Ours is 7 years old and annually serviced. The service is the problem, I have always resented paying the price asked for this but just now we have had a blah blah letter from ADT telling us that their costs are going up - again. They go up year on year, and they are…
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Wooden flooring - which underlay?
I'm about to lay a solid tongue&groove wooden floor over existing quarry tiles and wonder which type of underlay to use. The room is on the ground floor of the house. Can anyone help?
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Any tips on painting front door!
Hi My wooden front door needs re painting (at the mo it is white and quite boring) and i feel like a change of colour. Anyway i am not the best painter in the world especially with gloss paint (spend more time chasing runs!!) and being the front door :eek: what would be the best paint to use? (Cannot afford to get the…
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Old gas fire removal
This is going to seem possibly the most ridiculous question to some of you but I don't know the answer so I'm asking you lot :D We have a fab 1940's tile fireplace (well I think its fab, it isn't the most stunning :D ) but it has a terrible fire in front which has been disconnected as long as we've lived there (renting),…
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Extra MFI Discounts
Thinking about to buying an MFI kitchen. I read a post somewhere suggesting that MFI can give additional discounts if pressed. Can anyone point me to the post or suggest how I might extract a discount. So far I've only been offered £100 off £3000? (MFI as a search didn't work.) Thanks Reflex
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new toilet fitting problem.
Could anyone help please.We are fitting a new downstairs toilet and need to connect it a to a 4" soil pipe on the same level about 1 metre away. The problem we have is how do we plumb the new toilet into the existing plastic soil pipe.I know you can get boss straps to tap into pipe but have not seen one suitable to tap…
